Cutting through the Paleo hype: The evidence for the Palaeolithic diet

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-38

  Pitt, Christopher E ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PALEOLITHIC DIET;

DIET FADS; DIET, PALEOLITHIC; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS;

EID: 84958173736     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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